50s - Only Sixteen (Craig Douglas)

Only Sixteen

"Only Sixteen" was originally written and recorded by Sam Cooke but it was made popular by an English pop singer, Craig Douglas, in 1959. The song (which is Craig's only chart topper) peaked at #1 for 4 weeks from September to October 1959.

Dr Hook's cover version also reached #6 in the US Billboard chart in 1976.

Lyrics:

She was only sixteen
Only sixteen but I loved her so
She was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know

We'd laugh and we'd sing
And do funny things and it made our hearts glow
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know

So why did I give my heart so fast
It never will happen again
But I was a mere lad of sixteen
I've aged a year since then

She was only sixteen
Only sixteen
Oh with eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know

So why did I give my heart so fast
But it never will happen again
But I were a mere lad of sixteen
Oh I've aged a year since then

She was only sixteen
Only sixteen
With eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know